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How to Make APPLE FRITTERS
By foodiva
Pare and core the apples neatly, leaving a hole in the center of each
- Preparation:
- 8 or 10 fine pippins or greenings
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3 cups prepared flour
- 6 eggs
- 3 cups milk
- Some powdered sugar
- Cinnamon and nutmeg
- A little salt
Thai Chicken and Coconut Soup
By foodiva
In a medium glass dish or stainless-steel pan, combine the chicken strips with the fish sauce and lime juice
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3), cut into 2 1/2-by-1/4-inch strips
- 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 quart plus 3/4 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 3 stalks lemongrass, bottom third only, peeled, smashed, and cut into 2-inch pieces, or three 3-inch-by-1/4-inch strips lemon zest
- 1 1-inch piece peeled fresh ginger, cut into thirds
- 1/2 cup long-grain rice
- 1 3/4 cups unsweetened coconut milk (15-ounce can)
- 2 fresh red chiles or jalapeño peppers, seeds and ribs removed, cut crosswise into thin slices
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
vanilla purple cake with lemon buttercream
By foodiva
Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Vanilla Purple Cake:
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pans
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans
- 1 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 vanilla seeds
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 15 drops purple food gel color, you can use more or less, depending in the color you want to achieve
- Lemon Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds only
- pint of fresh blackberries
Salisbury Steak
By foodiva
Directions Watch how to make this recipe
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cube beef bouillon, crumbled (or powdered beef base)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 whole onion, halved and thinly sliced (or diced if you prefer)
- 2 cups beef broth, more if needed for thinning
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon seasoning sauce, such as Kitchen Bouquet, optional
- 4 dashes Worcestershire
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch, optional
- Salt and pepper
almond raspberry muffins | DAVE BAKES
By foodiva
Heat wave baking continues… Okay, it’s not quite a heat wave in Seattle
- 2 2 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed tightly
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 2 2 large eggs
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 2 2 Tablespoon turbinado sugar
grille double cut pork chops w/Rhubarb Mostarda
By foodiva
Grilled Double-Cut Pork Chops with Rhubarb Mostarda - Thyme Grilled Double-Cut Pork Chops with Rhubarb Mostarda O...
- For the Pork Chops:
- Rhubarb Mostarda
- 2/3 cup (5oz/155g) sugar
- 1/3 cup (3 fl.oz/80ml) red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger (Snippets Note: buy the fresh stuff, not the powdered, it just makes such a big difference)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 lb (750g) rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch (12-mm) chunks
- 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- Freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 double-cut pork chops, each about 1 lb (500g) and 1 1/2 inches (4cm) thick
How to Make The Best Lentil Sloppy Joes
By foodiva
Instructions How to cook lentils, here
- 3 cups cooked lentils (1 1/2 cup dry)
- 1 , 15 ounce can organic diced tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 sweet onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground smoked paprika
- 2 dashes Liquid Smoke
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of sea salt, adjust to taste
- SERVE
- Rye Flaxseed Loaf
- Poached egg optional
Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups
By foodiva
InstructionsPrepare the simple marinara - click link up above for the recipe instructions
- Marinara - click link up above for the recipe instructions
- 6 lasagna noodles cooked per package instructions
- 2 -3 tsp olive oil
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced thinly
- 1 /2 sweet yellow onion dicced
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 cups of baby spinach
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 15 oz container of ricotta
- 1 /4 cup fresh basil chopped
- 1 /4 cup mozzarella shredded + more for topping
- 2 tbsp parmesan grated
- 1 egg
- 1 /8 tsp fresh nutmeg grated
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped (garnish)
Raspberry Gelato
By foodiva
A place where ideas grow This is a fresh and flavorful raspberry gelato
- 4 pasteurized egg yolks
- 400 ml of whole milk
- 2 tbsp of golden syrup
- 250 g of frozen raspberries
- 2/3 cup of sugar
brownies Nigella lawson ooey gooey
By foodiva
Instructions Prepare a tin measuring 33 x 23 x 5
- 375 g soft unsalted butter
- 375 g good quality dark chocolate I usually use Valrohna but this time it was green & blacks
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 500 g caster sugar
- 225 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 300 g chopped walnuts optional